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Life in THE JUNGLE

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Students discuss problems immigrants may have when coming to a new country. They take on the role of a law maker from the era and create an action plan and policy based on samples they read (links provided). Students discuss ways their plans would have benefitted a character in the book. They read and discuss current labor laws.

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the jungle, upton sinclair, the industrial age, the industrial revolution, immigration, the progressive era

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immigration, industrialization, progressive era, the jungle, upton sinclair, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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4 days
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